Alaska / AIANNHCE 7695 / Alaska Native area

Unalaska

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

94.6%25/3 availability

94.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

5Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Unalaska within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Unalaska in Alaska is the primary broadband planning geography for this alaska native village, and it . FCC BDC records show 5 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 653 service locations, and current service levels of 94.6% at 25/3 Mbps, and 94.6% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Alaska are associated with Unalaska, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.qawalangin.com

Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, a federally recognized sovereign nation, vows to exercise its powers to further the econimic and social well-being of all its members, & in so doing, will safeguard & support the Unangan language, culture, customs, & traditions for generations to come. The website includes sections on Tribal Council, Tribal Constitution, Staff, Tribal Enrollment, The Unangan Tide, and Health & Wellness.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	4,724	4,758	4,339	4,342	4,430	4,556
Households	963	1,107	811	796	806	839
Median age	38.1	39.5	39.1	38.7	38.7	40.4
Male / Female	57.7% / 42.3%	63.2% / 36.8%	54.6% / 45.4%	65.4% / 34.6%	68.5% / 31.5%	69.8% / 30.2%
Avg. household size	3.87	3.44	4.27	3.87	3.75	3.46
Pop. density (per sq mi)	62.9	63.3	57.8	57.8	59.0	60.6
HH density (per sq mi)	12.8	14.7	10.8	10.6	10.7	11.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$94,750	$90,938	$94,271	$104,706	$114,286	$131,964
Per capita income	$39,292	$44,179	$42,966	$46,296	$53,093	$57,609
Poverty rate	5.7%	5.5%	6.5%	8.0%	7.6%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.2%	4.1%	3.3%	4.3%	4.3%
HS diploma or higher	61.5%	65.7%	65.3%	63.3%	61.5%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	18.5%	18.9%	16.1%	18.3%	17.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	329.1 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q2	1.9 Mbps	0.5 Mbps
2022Q3	41.1 Mbps	6.1 Mbps
2022Q4	121.5 Mbps	16.3 Mbps
2023Q1	215.5 Mbps	28.8 Mbps
2023Q2	243.3 Mbps	38.1 Mbps
2023Q3	196.3 Mbps	34.4 Mbps
2023Q4	295.7 Mbps	44.3 Mbps
2024Q1	437.7 Mbps	43.5 Mbps
2024Q2	495.1 Mbps	40.8 Mbps
2024Q3	303.2 Mbps	24.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	2.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	4.5%	4.5%	0.0%
2023	94.3%	94.3%	0.0%
2024	94.6%	94.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	55.2%	41.2%
2018	54.3%	34.8%
2019	49.8%	40.4%
2020	40.8%	29.2%
2021	48.8%	23.5%
2022	42.8%	33.3%
2023	37.3%	56.7%
2024	47.4%	86.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	94.6%
100/20 Mbps	94.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	94.6%	92%
100/20 Mbps	94.6%	85%
Adoption	47.4%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	5
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	653

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	GCI Holdings LLC
EchoStar Corporation	American Broadband Holding Company
American Broadband Holding Company	OptimERA Inc.
OptimERA Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	94.6%	94.6%	94.6%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	49.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	44.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	15.3%
Total area (sq mi)	226.992

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	96.0	96.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	95.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.5
Any Terrestrial	97.7	96.0	4.5	4.5	4.5
Cable	95.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	95.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Copper	95.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	96.0	96.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	95.4	95.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	96.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.1
Any Terrestrial	99.0	99.0	96.1	96.1	96.1
Cable	80.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	95.4	95.4	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	95.7	95.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	96.8	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.8	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7
Any Terrestrial	98.6	98.6	94.7	94.7	94.7
Cable	83.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.8	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
GSO Satellite	99.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	95.7	95.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	96.9	96.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	96.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.3
Any Terrestrial	98.3	98.3	94.3	94.3	94.3
Cable	74.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	96.9	96.9	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	97.2	97.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	96.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
Any Terrestrial	98.6	98.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Cable	74.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	97.2	97.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	97.2	97.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	96.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	98.6	98.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Cable	74.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	97.2	97.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.